It’s Official: Consumers Are Sucking It In

While the weather didn’t help, the real villain seems to be the economy. “The
retail numbers leave little doubt that shoppers are in belt-tightening mode,”
TNS Retail Forward says. “No part of retail spending is immune right now. From
stores to online retailers and lower-income to higher-income shoppers, there are
signs of weakness that will persist into 2008.” ~A